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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Junior will not budge on the issue of the open shop, what happens?

2. Standard Oil is the kind of trust that Roosevelt wants to do what to?

3. Violence erupts, and some strikers are killed along with women and children. The event becomes known as what?

4. He meets Abby Aldrich near the end of his _____________ year.

5. What are the project's first goals to establish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is public sentiment regarding trusts by the mid-1890s? What happens in 1897?

2. How does Rockefeller support the field of medicine?

3. What does Senior begin doing with his money in Chapter Thirty-two?

4. By 1891, what is John D. doing regarding Flagler?

5. What leads and encompasses the Ludlow Massacre?

6. Describe the Millionaire's Special.

7. Describe Junior in Chapter Nineteen.

8. What results from this trip to the south?

9. Describe John's beliefs about his fortune. How does this differ from what the critics think of his philanthropic work?

10. Describe the federal antitrust suit filed in Missouri.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Sherman Antitrust Act is enacted in 1890.

Part 1) What is the Sherman Antitrust Act? How did it come to be enacted? What does it reveal about America and her citizens?

Part 2) How did this act affect John D. and his family? How is this act foreshadowed? Did John D. prepare for this act? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) What is ironic about the Sherman Antitrust Act, regarding John D. and his business?

Essay Topic 2

The Rockefellers lived in Ohio for many years.

Part 1) Describe these years in Ohio. What experiences did he gain while living in Ohio?

Part 2) Why did he move to New York? How might this move have changed his life and his family members' lives? Why?

Part 3) How important is where one is from to one's beliefs and behavior? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

John D.'s name frequently receives a lot of bad publicity.

Part 1) Why does his name receive bad publicity? Is he deserving of this bad publicity? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does he handle these difficult moments in his career? How do these challenges and setbacks lead him to more wealth?

Part 3) What can one learn about dealing with trouble from John D.? Is this a good lesson? Why or why not?

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